Creating Email Alerts

Email Alert Configuration

Email alerts are a critical component of your monitoring setup, ensuring you’re promptly notified when issues occur with your websites or services.

Setting Up Email Alerts

1. Navigate to the Alerts section in your UptimeKeeper dashboard
2. Click on Add New Alert
3. Select Email Alert from the alert type dropdown
4. Enter the email addresses that should receive notifications
5. Configure alert conditions:
   • Trigger: Choose what events trigger the alert (downtime, slow response, etc.)
   • Threshold: Set how long an issue must persist before an alert is sent
   • Recovery: Decide if you want to receive notifications when services recover
6. Save your configuration

Managing Email Distribution Lists

For team notifications, you can create distribution lists:

1. Go to Alerts > Distribution Lists
2. Click Create New List
3. Add team member email addresses
4. Apply this list to any alert configuration

Customizing Email Templates

UptimeKeeper allows you to customize the content and format of alert emails:

1. Navigate to Settings > Alert Templates
2. Select the Email Template option
3. Use the editor to modify the template with your branding and preferred information
4. Save your changes